Saeid Mohammadpour

Saeid Mohammadpour
Personal information
Full name Saeid Mohammadpour Karkaragh
Nationality  Iran
Born March 3, 1993 (1993-03-03) (age 25)
Residence Ardabil, Iran
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 105.00 kg (231.49 lb)
Sport
Country  Iran
Sport Weightlifting
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • Snatch: 183 kg (2012, JAR)
  • Clean and jerk: 221 kg (2011)
  • Total: 402 kg (2011)

Saeid Mohammadpourkarkaragh (Persian: سعید محمدپور کرکرق, born March 3, 1993 in Ardabil, Iran) is an Iranian weightlifter.

Saeid finished fifth in the 2012 London Olympics, but in 2016 after retesting the samples of 2012 Summer Olympics athletes, it was discovered that the top four in his weight class had committed doping. Therefore, he became the gold medalist and Olympic Champion in 94 kg weightlifting category. He is also a bronze medalist at the 2011 World Championships in Paris. [1]

Major results

YearVenueWeightRecord (kg) / Rank
Snatch Cl&Jerk Total
Olympic Games
2012London, United Kingdom94 kg183 / 2219 / 1402 / 1st, gold medalist(s)
World Championships
2011Paris, France94 kg181 / 4221 / 3rd, bronze medalist(s)402 / 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
World Junior Championships
2010Sofia, Bulgaria94 kgNo mark187 / 7No mark
2011Penang, Malaysia94 kg175 / 1st, gold medalist(s)210 / 1st, gold medalist(s)385 / 1st, gold medalist(s)
2012Antigua, Guatemala94 kg178 / 1st, gold medalist(s)215 / 2nd, silver medalist(s)393 / 1st, gold medalist(s)
World Youth Championships
2009Chiang Mai, Thailand85 kg142 / 2nd, silver medalist(s)174 / 3rd, bronze medalist(s)316 / 3rd, bronze medalist(s)

References

  1. "Ilyin wins 94kg gold at weightlifting worlds". mysanantonio.com. 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
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